Novel Numerical Algorithm with Fourth-Order Accuracy for the Direct Zakharov-Shabat Problem

Abstract: We propose a new high-precision algorithm for solving the initial problem for the Zakharov-Shabat system. This method has the fourth order of accuracy and is a generalization of the second order Boffetta-Osborne scheme. It is allowed by our method to solve more effectively the Zakharov-Shabat spectral problem for continuous and discrete spectra.